Advantages of breast self-examination

There are several
advantages of breast self-examination among which as highlighted by Petro-Nustus
and Mikhail (2012) include:

It helps women to be self-aware of their breast.
It helps women to be familiar with the normal feel of their breast
and the tissue underlying them.
It helps to pick up masses or lumps that are not being picked in
mammography.
It helps in early detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast
cancer thereby decreasing mortality rate associated with it.
It allows women to perform breast self-examination independently
(that is, without relying on a healthcare professional).
It is a relatively simple, convenient and non-invasive way of
detecting any abnormality in the breast.
It is cheap and provides minimal risk for early detection of breast
cancer.
It provides a means for discovering tumours at a stage where
treatment and clinical cure are possible.